Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-07
PRESENT RATES TO RULE.
THE COMMISSION sU- PENDS THE
HAUL CLAUSE.

received by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day from John b. Peck,
general manager OF the South Carolina
Railway Company, for relief from the
operations of the fourth section (the long
and short haul section OF the interstate
commerce law. 1t sets forth that the
company is a member OF the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association, and
il asks relief for the reasons presented in
the argument of Vice President Smith, of
the Louisville and Nashville Company.
THE GEORGIA PACIFIC.
A petition having like purport has
baen received from [. Y. Sage, general
manager OF the Georgia Pacific Railroad
Company. In addition to the fact of the
environment and intersection OF its terri
tory by water lines it sets forth that its
line for 100 miles is confined within the
boundaries of the Coosa, Cahawba and
Black Warrior coal fields, section de-
VOID of agricultural resources and neces-
sarily dependent upon the petitioner for
the distribution OF It's mineral and coal
nroducts This section is sparcely
settled and the local consumption is llm-
tied. It is important, therefore, that an
output sufficient to justify large opera-
tlons must lind its market at more dis
taut points, and that facilities be given
for placing the product of the mines
at such markets as Memphis,
New Orleans, Mobile, Galveston, Bruins
wick, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta,
Macon, Montgomery, etc.
CHEAP RATES.
To many of these points coal is
transported in the cheapest possible
manner from mines located in
Ohio. Pennsylvania and Maryland,
where the local consumption is very
great. Authority is therefore asked to
give rates on the product of these mines
which will enable them to compete with
the more distant mines. In general they
ask to be relieved from the operation OF
the long and short haul section.
The comm ssioners were in conference
two hours or more this forenoon over the
petition for a suspension OF the long and
short haul provision, Tut took a recess
without having reached conclusion.
THE CLAUSE SUSPENDED.
At the afternoon session the commits
aion made the following ruling:
The Interstate Commerce Commission, at a
session of said com mission held at its rooms
in the city of Washington on the 9th day of
April. 1881, in the matter of the petition of
the Southern Railway and Steamship Asso.
citation, application having been made to the
Interstate Commerce commission under
section of the act of Congress entitled IAN
act to regulate commerce." by the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association, an
organization composed OF the following rail
road companies, lines andsystems. and steam
snip lines operated IN connection herewith,
to-wit: The Alabama Great Southern
railroad, Atlanta ana West Point Railroad
Company, Central railroad of Georgia sys-
TEN, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa
clhc Railroad Company, East Tennessee. Vir-
glnla and Georg a Railroad Company, Geor-
Ela Railroad Company Georgia PacInc Rail-
way Company, Louisville ana Nashville Rail
road Company's system, Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and ST. Louis Railway Company, Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company, Port
Royal and Augusta Railway Comp my, Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Company. Rome
Kalroad Company, savannah, Griffin and
Carolina Railroad Company, North
and South Alabama railway line.
Western railroad of Alabama, Western
and Atlantic Railroad Company, Atlantic
Coast Line System, Baltimore, Chesapeake
anu Richmond steam mtOat Company, Boston
and Savannah Steamship Company, Clyde's
steam lnes Merchants and Miners Trans
porIaLlon Company. New York and Charles
ton steamship Company. Ocean Steamship
company, and Ola Dominion Steamship
Tompany, Srnni common carriers. subject to the
provisions OF said act for authority 10 charge
less Tor longer than for shorter distances in
certain cases; that is to say for the trans
Rnstan RRortaiion OF property from and to
New York City, Philadelphia, Balt-
more. Alexandria, Va, CincInnati,
~. Jehersonyllle, Ind, Louisville. KY,
RR,ckmEan, R NY, Columbus, Ky, East Caro-,
ny; CAIRO, H., Henderson, Ky, Evansville,
nu,, 81 LOUIS, Mo-, and points Northerly
therefrom; 70 and from Lynchburg, Danville.
sstrasDHrg; Norfolk. Portsmouth, Va, Point
Eoek' n. G., Wilmington. N. O., Charleston,
= u, savannah. Brunswick and Augusta,
va; Columbia, Greenwood, Laurens, Spar-
SMdnourg, Madn Greenvllle and Anderson, 5. c.,
xfant.. RGcon. M5lledgeyllie, Athens, Gainesville,
AAtanta, Rome, Dalton and Cedartown Ca,
chattanooga, Tenn, Gadsden. Ala, Column
gus, lbany ana Fort Gaines, Ca, EufaHla
anu anu OpellAs, Ala, West Point, Ca, Mont
sMIHery, selma, Birmingham, Annston and
TMoole' Ala, New Orleans, La, Pensacola,
horhanulna. Gainesville, Baldwin md Gala
Mn, Mn, n, Meridian, Jackson and Vicksburg
nIoa'' memphis and Nashville, Tenn. and
pom Southerly therefrom: and from and tO
9 ,.o iasl named points each with the other, so
sai as Tue same are situated IN different
e1"Ses, ~ higher rates than are charged from
%o" 10 me same points to aud from local
pulnts IN ntermediate points last enumerated,
o oHeI the same lines, and certain of said rail-
Ia GaU COMPANIES, lines and systems having
tL9o eeVefally made application for like au-
fbo.l SO lar as SAID points are reached by
t sneu respectively; and said common carriers
.atuR presented rs Il reason for arauting
snd stu Salu appllcatlon the existence Of water
" "nu olher competition, claim that the same
ratoI uoI De met except by maintaining the
49, hereIoloTe established to and from SAID
ai ~ ~, " ulch arc alleged TO be too low TO en-
ness 9Siu ~ common carriers to carry on busi-
EoI. Go u applied to said local intermed ate
in.hhesi anu further, claiming that great dis
tSgiau"e OF Dusln ness will occur If the present
ehanNoa arrangements are Immediately
aftsou' ana IL a. pearing TO the com IA ssion,
1,VSSsugatlon OF said petitions and facts
rasa taueu I'D support therefor, to be a proper
iHS n9 aVl temporary order authorizing exist
nntu "'0s W De maintained for tho time being
S SuVn the commission can make
In s,,,I 80. examination OF the matters alleged
eon' .u peClIons as reasons for relieving sad
sot Sottumon carriers from said section oil SAID
tho s ~ ls ordered That said application be and
iec, anne anne IS hereby granted tenn porarily, sub
mIsst@ ~ lVulhcation or revocation by the COM
wieo. ioon az any time upon hearing or other
len,,'auu auu SAID common carriers are hereby
tho USarlly relieved from the operation Of
iGGuIth section Of said act To the extent
a nna'oI III tne recitals of this order. and for
INK not greater than ninety da, from
restr,c,,asse' subject, however, to the
comn.loh that none OF said
rnnon carriers while this order
receIyoa ~, IN Iorce shall in any case charge or
Of nro,,as pensation for the transportation
tive lIpoi between stations on their rospac-
Than tnss tss Where more IL charged for II nAhukfer
than H. longer haul, which shall ba Rraater
relv.du &c rates IN force and Charged hAd're- |
b. isg7 nslu curriers' respectivelr on March |
win - schedules Of which hava3 bn@fs died |
aonditia0 commission. IL Is made further |
htreog etVi Vi thls order that a pplnfhH adpg |
the srhn.al De publicly posted and eQt with |
VERY ','uu'e OF rates, fares aud tinfa8s nd |
farfi.,s. non upon the lines OF SAID common |
gulrri IN HhVre such schedule Shy law re-.